Swedish Swimrun, The Lure Of Water In Winter & The Bite In The Moreton Mongrel

The growing sport of Swimrun – essential credentials, you have to be able to swim and run and want to have fun – is about to turn winter trend, too – see the beauty of it all; and in Queensland in warmer climes, the Moreton Mongrel gets its teeth into hardship and disadvantage

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The growing sport of Swimrun – essential credentials, you have to be able to swim and run and want to have fun – is about to turn winter trend, too – see the beauty of it all; and in Queensland in warmer climes, the Moreton Mongrel gets its teeth into hardship and disadvantage

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beachmouse
January 22, 2015

And for anyone wishing for more of a triathlon experience, the long-running Survival of the Shawgunks race in New York state starts with a 30 mile bike ride before going to alternating running and swimming segments:

What about the ultimate swimrun – the Cold Standard? Combine the grueling Cold Half, a 15km swim in the (17-18 deg C) South China Sea along the south shores, bays and Islands of Hong Kong, followed the next day with the Standard Chartered Marathon!

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